Reading Challenges
Challenge Yourself!
Ready for a new Challenge? Dive into a world of adventure, knowledge, and fun with our age-specific reading challenges! Whether you’re a young reader or an adult, we have something special for everyone.
How It Works:
Participate: Sign up to Beanstack to try one of our many reading challenges!
Read: Complete a set number of books, hours, or specific tasks depending on the challenge.
Win: Earn rewards for completing challenges or enter raffles for a chance to win exciting prizes!
Join us in celebrating the joy of reading and discover new favorites along the way. Happy reading!
Current Reading Challenges
Paw-some Books: Lazy Dog Reading Challenge
One thousand books? That seems like way too many, right? Not at all. You got this. There's no better time to start than now! Reading helps build social and emotional skills, sparks creativity and imagination, promotes bonding, and helps little ones learn key literacy skills. Take that motivation, open one book, and get started. And remember, 1000 is just a number. The goal is to work reading aloud into your regular routine and let the magic of stories do the rest. Log each time you read a book to earn awesome badges and after you reach milestones pick up a prize from the Children's Department. Happy reading!
For Ages: 0-5
Pokemon Reading Challenge
Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Join our one-week Pokémon Day Reading Challenge and power up your reading skills. Read Pokemon books from our collection to earn awesome prizes you can pick up on Pokemon Day (Feb 27th). And if you read six books, you’ll be entered into a raffle for one of six grand prizes. But hurry—prizes are limited while supplies last. Start your reading adventure today and celebrate Pokémon Day with us!
For Ages: 3-12
End Date: February 25th
How to Beanstack
To create a Beanstack account, click the sign up button below. Families may be linked together through parent/guardian information.
Challenges are targeted for specific age groups. Check the age before signing up for a specific challenge.
To earn badges, complete each challenge as described on the webpage. For example, a bingo challenge will require you to get bingo by filling out badges in arow, column or diagonal line.
Once you’ve completed a challenge, you’ll either receive a prize and/or be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Please read each challenge description to find out the type of reward system it uses. Visit the Library to retrieve your prize with verification on Beanstack.
Prizes available while supplies last.
Check out some of these useful tutorial videos if you need help creating and using your Beanstack account:
Questions?
Have any questions about the Reading Challenges? Having difficulty signing up for Beanstack? We’re here to help! Fill out the form and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. You can also call the library at (562) 904-7360 or visit us in person to speak to a library representative.